ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. to Present at Annual KBW

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., July 29, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNOB ) (the "Company" or "ConnectOne"), parent company of ConnectOne Bank (the "Bank") announced today that Frank Sorrentino III, Chairman/CEO and William S. Burns, Chief Financial Officer will be presenting at the KBW Community Bank Investor Conference on Tuesday July 30th, 2013 at the Marriott Marquis Times Square in New York City. The presentation is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. (ET) and investors are invited to view a live webcast of the presentation by logging on to www.wsw.com/webcast/kbw12/cnob at that time.

The presentation will be archived for 90 days after the event for viewing.

About ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.:

ConnectOne (Nasdaq: CNOB ) is a New Jersey corporation and a registered bank holding company pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, that was formed in 2008 to serve as the holding company for ConnectOne Bank ("the Bank"). The Bank is a community-based, full-service New Jersey-chartered commercial bank that was founded in 2005. The Bank operates from its headquarters located at 301 Sylvan Avenue in the Borough of Englewood Cliffs, Bergen County, New Jersey, and through its seven other banking offices.

Investor Contact: William S. Burns Executive VP & CFO 201.816.4474; Media Contact: Rachel Gerber, MWW 646.215.6889;